The report, Investing in Worldwide Colleges: How UK Universities Can Meet Their High quality & Variety Objectives in 2024 highlighted that purposes from BridgeU worldwide college college students have risen by a compound annual development charge of 12% between 2017 and 2022.

In the identical 5 12 months interval, total worldwide scholar purposes to the UK have additionally risen however at a development charge of three%, as outlined in UCAS’ finish of cycle experiences.

Resilience of worldwide college college students is cited as one motive for this – each monetary resilience and resilience to geopolitical shocks.

“The report highlights that there are specific segments of the undergraduate market which are outperforming the remainder of the sector,” Patrick Whitfield, chief industrial officer at BridgeU mentioned.

Among the key markets the place purposes from BridgeU worldwide faculties to the UK are rising at a notably quicker charge embrace China (32%), Malaysia (11%),  Singapore (17%), Morocco (14%) and Canada (24%).

“Working with our college companions means we’re capable of each capitalise on these development areas and use our information to assist plan future exercise that may have the best impression,” mentioned Whitfield.

Notably, supply charges for worldwide college students who utilized to BridgeU companion universities between 2017 and 2022 have been greater than the historic supply charges for worldwide undergraduate candidates reported by UCAS. 

“College students from worldwide faculties typically have the tutorial rigour and world perspective of a world college curriculum which is extra more likely to put together them for the necessities of a UK greater schooling, enabling them to have a higher probability of success of their research,” mentioned Whitfield.

In quite a few key markets, the UK is extra in style than different international locations for college kids who’re exploring a spread of potential research locations, in accordance with BridgeU.

“The UK wants to concentrate on the potential threats as different international locations… ramp up their methods”

“The UK is doing nicely for the time being however, as all the time, wants to concentrate on the potential threats as different international locations resembling Australia and the US proceed to ramp up their undergraduate internationalisation methods,” mentioned Whitfield.

BridgeU’s analysis coincides with evaluation from UCAS which predicted that the amount of worldwide candidates will enhance by 46%, climbing to 208,500 by 2026.

On October 12 at 2pm BST, The PIE, together with BridgeU, might be internet hosting a webinar on ‘Connecting with worldwide faculties: How to reach this important undergraduate market’. You’ll be able to register to look at stay or on replay by way of this hyperlink.